General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 24 November 1862. Twelve of the seats in the Landtag were indirectly elected by electors selected by voters. They were the first general elections held following the ratification of the 1862 Constitution of Liechtenstein in September of the same year, in which the Landtag was established.[1]
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Electors
editElectors were selected through elections that were held between 3 and 17 November. Each municipality had two electors for every 100 inhabitants.
| Municipality | Electors |
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| Balzers | 20 |
| Eschen | 18 |
| Gamprin | 6 |
| Mauren | 20 |
| Planken | 2 |
| Ruggell | 12 |
| Schaan | 20 |
| Schellenberg | 6 |
| Triesen | 16 |
| Triesenberg | 20 |
| Vaduz | 16 |
| Total | 156 |
Results
editAll 156 electors met on 24 November in Vaduz to elect 12 Landtag members and five substitute members. The Landtag members and their substitutes were elected in three ballots.
Elected as members
editElected as members on the first ballot
edit- Josef Bargetze
- Johann Baptist Büchel der Ältere
- Josef Erni
- Markus Kessler
- Andreas Kieber
- Franz Anton Kirchthaler
- Karl Schädler
- Johann Josef Schafhauser
- Christoph Wanger
- Franz Wolfinger
Elected as members on the third ballot
edit- Gregor Fischer
- Baptist Quaderer
Elected as substitutes
editElected as substitutes on the first ballot
edit- Wilhelm Schlegel
- Josef Walser
Elected as substitutes on the second ballot
edit- Franz Josef Laternser
Elected as substitutes on the third ballot
edit- Johann Baptist Beck
- Franz Josef Schlegel
References
edit- ^ Wille, Herbert (31 December 2011). "Verfassung". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
Literature
edit- Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.